News archive from 7 February 2012, page 12

* Index still hovering above a major resistance level
By Joanne Frearson
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Tuesday, on track for two days of losses, as talks in Greece on a second bailout continued and after some company earnings...

They then saw each other casually while she was filming Loose Women in London and from September the relationship became serious.
She apparently spent a night with Lincoln at the Marriott before going into Celebrity Big Brother.
Lincoln's chequered...

Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, who was one of the world's leading contemporary art figures, has died aged 88. His death was confirmed by the government of his native Catalonia region in the northeast of Spain.
The artist, who had been in...

The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding that the firm remove accounts in the country that warn citizens of police speed traps and roadblocks. The authorities are concerned the service is undermining its efforts to...

Budget Day political broadcasts have been axed, under new BBC rules. The broadcasts by the government and official opposition on Budget Day began when TV and radio could not broadcast from the Commons, says the BBC.
But larger parties will be given...

In further defiance of world pressure on Iran to curb its nuclear programme, parliamentarians said they would speed up passage of a bill to ban Iranian oil exports to the European Union well before an EU decision to bar Iranian crude would take...

China's president-in-waiting, Xi, will visit the United States starting next Tuesday, going to the farming state of Iowa where he stayed briefly in 1985 and to Los Angeles, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, confirming an earlier statement from the...

It may sound like Indonesia or perhaps the Philippines, but this is Singapore -- the wealthy island state that has long been the envy of those neighbours for its ruthless efficiency, clean government and high standard of living.
The city-state remains...

And she admitted that when people say horrible things about her, not only does it upset her but it plays on her insecurities.
She added: 'I take them to heart and it affects my relationships. Nearly all my boyfriends have told me to stop obsessing...

Lloyds Banking Group is to axe almost 1,000 jobs and close four of its offices, the partially state-owned bank has announced.
Lloyds will shut its back office sites in Dudley, Romford, Newcastle upon Tyne and Scunthorpe, with the loss of 990 jobs.
The...

Madonna is furious with M.I.A. for flipping her middle finger during her Super Bowl set on Sunday, according to a report.
The London rapper has come under fire for making the obscene gesture as she joined Madonna's half-time spectacular, which was...

Daybreak weathergirl Kirsty Mccabe is the latest presenter to leave ITV's flagging morning show.
The 36 year old, who is also the programme's environment presenter, left her role on Monday.
A Daybreak spokesperson says: "Kirsty is leaving...

John Hurt, Olivia Colman and Clemence Poesy were among the stars left out in the cold at Monday night's Evening Standard British Film Awards after they were evacuated from the venue following a fire alarm.
Famous faces turned out in their droves to...

Pop star Lana Del Rey has postponed a tour in the wake of her much-maligned performance on comedy show Saturday Night Live, according to a new report.
The Video Games singer was scheduled to kick off a 30-date trek across the U.S. next month, but the...